molecular
adjective
mo·lec·u·lar
mə-ˈle-kyə-lər 
1
: of, relating to, consisting of, or produced by molecules
molecular oxygen
2
: of or relating to individual or small components
a molecular view of the American Civil War
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Her mother, Lakshmi, is a molecular biologist at UC San Diego, and her father, Krish, a former aerospace engineer, is a lecturer at San Diego State University.
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2025
What started to drive me was finding the ways that patterns emerge in astrophysics, and in our sociopolitical situation, and in quantum molecular studies.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2025
Her mother, Lakshmi, is a molecular biologist at UC San Diego, and her father, Krish, a former aerospace engineer, is a lecturer at San Diego State University.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2025
There’s no evidence yet that COVID-19 causes similar effects in human children, but the findings open a new area of investigation into whether severe infections could leave molecular traces in sperm that influence future generations.
—New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2025
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molecular
adjective
mo·lec·u·lar
mə-ˈlek-yə-lər
: of, relating to, or produced by molecules
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molecular
adjective
mo·lec·u·lar
mə-ˈlek-yə-lər
1
: of, relating to, consisting of, or produced by molecules
molecular oxygen
2
: relating to or emphasizing individual responses or structures of behavior
proceed by more and more detailed analysis to the molecular facts of perception—G. A. Miller
compare molar entry 3 sense 2
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